Glare shield



April 2s, 1936. s. RUHLAND 2,038,906

GLARE SHIELD Filed Oct. 29, 1934 y Patented' Apr.- l28, 1936 y UNITEDSTATES j 2,938,996 f l -PATElSiT ori-ICE GLARE SHIELD A sianey nnhinn,New York, N. Y. Application october 29, 1934, serial No. '159,575 scleans. (ci. 29e-97) The object of this invention is to provide a devicewhich may be readily mounted within a motor vehicle and adjusted in anydesired position to protect the eyes of -the chaueur from the glare of alow sun or from approachingv headlights. The invention is illustrated inthe ac- .companying drawing. and consists in certain novel featureswhich will be particularly dened in the claims following a detaileddescription. In vthe drawing I Figure 1 is an elevation, partly insection, oi a device embodying thepresent invention.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1'. l

Figure 3 is a section on 4the line 9 3 of Figure 1. Figure 4 is a'detail perspective view of a slide forming anfelement of the glareshield support.

lFigure 5 isa detail view showing a stationary bracket. In carrying outthe invention, vthere is provided a bracket I which is adapted to besecured upon the windshield frame of a motor vehicle g nection 'withtheaccompanying drawing,vit will just above the windshield, and is providedat its upper and lower ends with arcuate extensions Tand 3, each havinga flangeA 4 along its arcuate edge and said flanges being provided withnotches 5; as shown. `There is also provided a U-shaped holding frame 6,the arms'L of which are noncircular in cross section, as shown clearlyat 'I injFigures 2 and 4, and the extremities of the arms are somewhatresilient so that they may be readily engaged between and held by theplates oi' the bracket I. The side arms of this holding frame are turnedlaterally to form studs 8 which vare engaged through openings providedtherefor in the upper and lower plates 2 and 3 of'the bracket, as shownin Figure 1, whereby the frame will be pivotally supported and carriedby the bracket. The side arms are adapted to engage 40 in the notches 5so that the frame will 'be held -in a position against the frame of thevehicle Hor windshield or at an angle thereto, as will be readilyunderstood upon reference to Figure 3. Mounted upon the lower arm of thesuspending frame 6 is a sleeve 9 which is longitudinally split,

d in aset position. Each jaw is provided` with a tongue I3 at each endwhich extends radially. 'outward and is bent over and secured upon theend of the sleeve9. A ball I 4 is secured to the under side of thesleeve 9 and is engaged by diametrically opposite shallow cup-like jawsI5 y5 at diametrically opposite points, said cups being carried by andheld to the ball by resilient tongues I6 secured to and rising from alower sleeve.v I1 which encircles the upper bar I8. of a' frame Ain-which is iltted the glare shield I9. The sleeve l0 I1 corresponds inall essential respects to the' sleeve 9 and has housed therein angularmating resilient jaws which will frictionally engage and slide upon theframe I8 in which ,the glare shield is mounted. The glare shield may beof any 15 suitable or preferred material and is illustrated as beingcomposed of tinted glass or other translucent material so that, whilethe eyes of the chauffeur will be protected from'strong glaringlight,they will not be clouded to such an extent 20 that a view of the roadwill be cut off. From the foregoing descriptiom'taken in coni'be seenthat I have provided an exceedingly simple structure in which the glareshield may be 25 readily mounted uponthevehicle and set in any desiredposition. The sleeves are shiftable longi- 1 tudina'lly along the framesupon which they are or springing the sides of the hanger frame towardeach other they may be withdrawn from the main supporting bracket andthe device then set aside ifits use is not desired. Likewise the glareshield may be separated from the hanger 4o frame by exerting suilicientpressure upon the cups I 5 to disengage them fromthe ball I4 so thatwhen the device is not in use it may be stored in 'a lvery small space.'I'he parts'may bejust as 45 easily reengaged when it is'thought the'useof the shield may bedesired.' When the range of adjustment provided bythe mounting shown in Figure 1 is deemed unneces sary, the bracket shownin Figure 5 may be em- 50 ployed. This bracket consists of a Hat-sidedbar 20 having its ends ofi'set, as at 2|, and provided with openingsthrough which fastening screws 22 may be inserted into the body of thevehicle in front 0I the driver. The split sleeve 9 is mounted 55 engagedwith the. glare shield frame and the hanger frame. *n Y 2. A glareshield apparatus comprising a hanger frame,V a glare shield and glareshield frame below the hanger frame, said frames being noncircularincross section, resilient sleeves encircling the respective frames,jaws carried within the sleeves and frictionally engaging the respectiveframes whereby they may be adjusted along the Irame and held in a setposition, a ball xed on one of the sleeves, cups engaging the ball atdiametrically opposite points thereof, and resilient tongues on theother sleeve carrying said cups.

l 3. A device of the class described comprising a hanger frame havingmeans for pivotal connection with a. support and adjustable laterallywith respect tosaid support, upper and lower sleeves,` one of which isslidably mounted on the hanger trame, a universal connection between thesleeves, a glare shield carrying frame slidably mounted for longitudinalmovement within the lower sleeve,

and means disposed within the sleeves and adapt- I ed to rictionallyengage the adjacent frames for 4. A glare shield apparatus comprisingan' elon- V gated hanger frame, a glare shield and glare shield framedisposed below the hanger frame, said frames having bars non-circular incross `section and spaced from each other, sleeves slidably encirclingthe bars of said frames, gripping members disposed within the sleevesand f rictionally engaging the bars of the respective frames, and auniversal joint connecting the sleeves, said glare shield frame beingadjustable longitudinally withinthe cooperating sleeve independently ofthe hanger frame.

5. A device of the class described comprising a hanger frame, a glareshield carrying frame, a sleeve slidably mounted on each of said framesfor adjustment longitudinallyI thereof, and a universal joint directlyconnecting one sleeve to the other, the glare shield carrying framebeing adjustable longitudinally within one sleeve without disturbing theposition of the other sleeve relative to the hanger frame.

6. A device of the class ,described comprising a hanger frame, upper andlower sleeves extending longitudinallyv of said frame,the upper sleeve.being slidably mounted on the hanger frame for adjustmentlongitudinally thereof, a glare shield carrying frame slidably mountedwithin the lower sleeve and slidable longitudinally therethrough foradjustment longitudinally of the hanger frame independently of the uppersleeve, a universal joint directly connecting said sleeves to each otherwhereby to permit tilting movement of the glare shield canying framewith respect to the hanger frame, and means carried by said sleeves vforengaging the adjacent frames and holding the sleeves in adiustedpositions.

smNEY RUHLAND.

